Rick-O-Sound Experiments

mongoo · Post by **mongoo** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:25 am

I just started playing around with the rick-o-sound output and was wondering what you guys have already tryed? Any cool combinations? Are there pedels out there that can process two different signals, so you would have 2 in's (TRS or 2 TS) and 2 outs?

Thanks

Mongoo

mongoo · Post by **mongoo** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 3:48 pm

Does nobody have any Idea what I'm talking about?

mongoo · Post by **mongoo** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:44 am

I'm sorry, Maybe I put this in the wrong forum.

Giving that this is the "Rickenbacker" forum, Could someone please direct me to a place where people talk about experiments using the Rick-O-Sound stereo out?

Thank you very much.

Mongoo

bbobb24 · Post by **bbobb24** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:06 am

I've never used the ric-o-sound jack, so I can't offer any help at all. Sorry...

dougp · Post by **dougp** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:10 am

I'm sure there's something about this already in the forum, but ...

The classic use of Ric-O-Sound for guitars is to send the signals to different (usually very different-sounding) amps, often with one signal clean and one effected. One of the most dramatic instances was a guitarist switching between a Twin (clean) and an AC30 (dirty); even better was the fact that the club had the amps panned hard in the PA, for a full stereo effect.

The only pedals I can think of that are stereo-in/stereo out (besides volume pedals) are the Line6 modelers, although plenty of rackmount fx boxes have that feature. But when I use Ric-O-Sound, I'm more interested in having *different* processing for the two channels, rather than the same processing.

How about telling us what *you've* done with your Ric-O-Sound output? Even if it's just messing around or experimentation for the sake of experimenting. I'm always interested in hearing about new ideas & techniques ...

wormdiet · Post by **wormdiet** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:29 pm

I've always wanted to put waah and heavy delay on one output and dry signal on the other, just for kicks. No ROS or stereo source though

(330)

paul_shover · Post by **paul_shover** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:11 pm

Frankly, I have never used it on purpose. I am sure that I am not the only Ric player to miss the standard jack and wonder what happened to my neck PU.

I believe you need a stereo plug and Rickenbacker sells them. I could be wrong, but I think one of the stereo sends is the bridge pickup and the other is for neck pickup. Your owner’s manual should tell you more about it.

I have kind of wanted to try using the Ric-O-Sound though. I have always wondered if I used my neck PU to push an amp and effects for solo work, and then set up the bridge pick up to push an amp set up for rhythm how that would sound. Then again, hauling two amps and two sets of effects to play a gig might be too much work. But, if it sounded great…

Try using “search” at the top of this web page and type in Ric-O-Sound. There will probably be a lot of threads on this topic.

rkbsound · Post by **rkbsound** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:15 pm

I don't use Ric 0 Sound, but I do use two amps. I have a splitter box that allows me to switch between them or use both. It allows for some great sounds.

goldenoldie · Post by **goldenoldie** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:38 pm

Mongo...
Also check through the Ric Archives on this site.

mongoo · Post by **mongoo** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 11:01 am

Some basic things I've tryed so far have been:

One clean channel and one distortion. I find the trebile pickup to work better for distortion, but I'm a strat lover.

I've also tryed putting chorus on one channel which is just kind of novilty so far.

Probably the biggest use I've found with the rick-0-sound so far would be the extended EQ. You can make either pickup sound low or high or some odd combination like turning the tone to low all the way and then turning the lows down and highs up on the amp. This can let you make the guitar sound more tinny, which I like some times.

Anyways I'm still experimenting.

Can anyone tell me if there is an advantage to useing the Designed cable for the rick-o-sound that rickenbacker makes? I'm makeing my own cables from Mogami Neglex Quad with Gold Neutrik Connectors. So If I can make the Y adapter would of that, that'ld be best. Just don't know how to make the Y.

Anyways, THanks

Mongoo

billikenn · Post by **billikenn** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 11:45 am

The rick box is just a very high quality Y adaptor.

The Y is easy to complete. The shank on the stereo plug is connected to the shank of both mono plugs. Then connect the tip of the stereo plug to the tip of one of the mono plugs. then connect the ring of the stereo plug to the tip of the other mono plug...

Stereo plug:
Tip
Ring
Shank
Cord

mongoo · Post by **mongoo** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:48 pm

I'm sorry, What is Shank? Is that the sheilding? Idealy what I would want to do is connect a Neutrik NP3X-B (gold TRS) or a female TRS to two Mogami W2524 Instrument Guitar Cables.

I don't know if there is sheilding or not on these cables yet.

Do you think this would be equal or better to the rick-o-sound kit adapter?

Maybe I just didn't understand. Could you take me through it a bit more step by step?

Thanks much.

Mongoo

dougp · Post by **dougp** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:49 am

The "shank" is also (usually, in the states) referred to as the "sleeve", i.e. the main part of the body of the plug, so it's the "S" part of "TRS" or "TS".

All you need is a 1/4" stereo adapter, where one end accepts a 1/4" stereo plug (TRS), and the other end accepts two mono (TS) plugs. You should be able to get one at Radio Shack, and it will be essentially the equivalent of the Ric-O-Sound box. Josh already clearly explained the wiring (stereo tip to one mono tip, stereo ring to the other mono tip, stereo sleeve to both mono sleeves).